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RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 3.8.5
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22 Sep 2012
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Koha is the first free and open source software library automation package
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(ILS). Development is sponsored by libraries of varying types and sizes,
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volunteers, and support companies from around the world.
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The website for the Koha project is
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http://koha-community.org/
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Koha 3.8.5 can be downloaded from:
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http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.08.05.tar.gz
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Installation instructions can be found at:
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http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Installation_Documentation
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OR in the INSTALL files that come in the tarball
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Koha 3.8.5 is a bugfix/maintenance release.
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Highlights of 3.8.5
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======================
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8071 blocker link beween bib and authorities with the authid
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8495 blocker Javascript error when creating a new order
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8002 critical Can't add patron attribute type in newer installation
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8251 critical Patrons are systematically debarred at checkin
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8293 critical Software error when clicking on first or last result of each page on OPAC
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8418 critical Koha::Calendar is_holiday ignores all user data
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8447 critical can't save new records / indicator error
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8520 critical Authorities display incorrectly in staff results
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8637 critical Lack of control on mandatory in orderreveive.tt
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8706 critical Private lists can be accessed by anyone
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8743 critical ZOOM error when merging authority change to biblios
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5327 major Unit tests required for all C4 modules
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6976 major User hold limit can be avoided by users in OPAC
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7068 major autobarcode not working when duplicating patrons
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8204 major Authority viewer in OPAC ugly, unfriendly, and mostly useless
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8336 major SIP Server does not process renewal transaction correctly
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8420 major tool statisticfines.pl(bz 6858) and hourly loan(bz5549)
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8636 major Some dependencies are not listed by the installer
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8656 major Koha::Calendar not loading both sets of special dates
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8678 major XSLT stylesheets output XML, but HTML is needed
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Bugs fixed in 3.8.5
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3782 normal delivered z39.50 targets wrong for NY Public Library and NY University Library
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4064 normal Uninitialized variable errors in opac-search.pl
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6617 normal table of contents not printing right if entered right
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7409 normal Missing dependencies for Debian package
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8275 normal xml parsing error when the webservice GetPatronInfo/show_loans is called
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8413 normal Space in barcode breaks GET request in benchmark_staff.pl
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8550 normal Z39.50 searches for ISBN/ISSN problematic
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8594 normal A report containing a subquery that has a 'limit' will have that limit stripped out
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8596 normal Reports interface date picker doesn't force ISO formatted dates
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8621 normal Template for sending out carts not formatting correctly
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8626 normal Encoding problem with = in cart emails
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8640 normal GetHardDueDate functions incorrectly
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8648 normal searchResults uses SQL query rather than GetMarcFromKohaField
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8653 normal With DOM indexing turned on subject authority links are not indexed
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8657 normal Default sort by call number does not work
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8663 normal Circulation rules hard due date calendar wrong format
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8675 normal Renewing item to specified date creates a due date with HH:MM set to 00:00
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8704 normal Typo in etc/koha-conf.xml
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8705 normal Software error on help of main page
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8708 normal RSS feed for new comments is broken
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8716 normal Reordering of routing list entries doesn't work
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8719 normal Private lists always sorted by title (even when author or date is selected)
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2553 minor alphabetize dropdown menus
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3456 minor Serials receipt note
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6886 minor Single branch mode should disable showing the branch name in front of all callnumbers
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7690 minor hidelostitems not working in Normal Display
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8017 minor Remove unnecessary processing on return of GetAllIssues
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8261 minor Cannot search system preferences from Local Use tab
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8339 minor div id="login" should be id="login_controls" in header.inc
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8478 minor Update Ubuntu related files
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8533 minor Non-numeric cardnumbers screw up autoMemberNum
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8569 minor Paying for a lost item overwrites nonpublic notes
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8593 minor Add unique IDs to pending approval markup on staff client home page
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8646 minor Certain search terms cause browser "script taking too long" error
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8666 minor Prevent to create baskets for inactive suppliers
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8677 minor table overlapping to the right on holds waiting
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8696 minor Tools menu says export bibs still
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8717 minor Wrong subscription notes are showing in catalogue detail view of serials in staff client
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8730 minor browse overlaying powered by
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8765 minor Add series title to intranet search results
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7143 trivial Bug for tracking changes to the about page
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7368 trivial General staff client typo omnibus
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8012 trivial defaultSortOrder and OPACdefaultSortOrder are set to "ascending" on install
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8713 trivial Warning message triggered by clicking keyword to marc mapping.
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8714 trivial Poorly ordered and triggers warning in marctagstructure.pl
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8727 trivial Correct help text in rebuild_zebra_sliced.sh
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7613 enhancement OCLC Connexion Gateway, including extension svc/import_bib
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8524 enhancement Add barcode plugin that does not autofill
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System requirements
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Important notes:
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* Perl 5.10 is required
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* Zebra is required
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Documentation
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As of Koha 3.2, the Koha manual is now maintained in DocBook. The
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home page for Koha documentation is
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http://koha-community.org/documentation/
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As of the date of these release notes, only the English version of the
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Koha manual is available:
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http://manual.koha-community.org/3.8/en/
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The Git repository for the Koha manual can be found at
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http://git.koha-community.org/gitweb/?p=kohadocs.git;a=summary
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Translations
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Complete or near-complete translations of the OPAC and staff
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interface are available in this release for the following languages:
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* Arabic (100%)
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* Armenian (100%)
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* Chinese (Taiwan) (76%)
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* Danish (75%)
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* English (New Zealand) (99%)
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* English (USA)
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* French (100%)
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* French (Canada) (76%)
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* German (100%)
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* German (Switzerland) (99%)
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* Greek (69%)
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* Italian (100%)
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* Norwegian Bokmål (68%)
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* Portuguese (Brazil) (100%)
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* Spanish (100%)
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Partial translations are available for various other languages.
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The Koha team welcomes additional translations; please see
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http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Translating_Koha
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for information about translating Koha, and join the koha-translate
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list to volunteer:
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http://lists.koha-community.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/koha-translate
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The most up-to-date translations can be found at:
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http://translate.koha-community.org/
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Release Team
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The release team for Koha 3.8 is
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Release Manager: Paul Poulain <paul.poulain@biblibre.com>
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Documentation Manager: Nicole C Engard <nengard@gmail.com>
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Translation Manager: Frédéric Demians <frederic@tamil.fr>
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QA Manager: Ian Walls <koha.sekjal@gmail.com>
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QA team: Marcel de Rooy <M.de.Rooy@rijksmuseum.nl>,
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Jonathan Druart <jonathan.druart@biblibre.com>
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Mason James <mason@kohaaloha.com>
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Bug Wranglers: Katrin Fischer, Magnus Enger
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Release Maintainer (3.4.x): Chris Nighswonger <cnighswonger@foundations.edu>
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Release Maintainer (3.6.x): Jared Camins-Esakov <jcamins@cpbibliography.com>
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Release Maintainer (3.8.x): Chris Cormack <chrisc@catalyst.net.nz>
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Credits
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We thank the following libraries who are known to have sponsored
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new features in Koha 3.8:
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* Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
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We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to Koha 3.8.5.
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2 Tomas Cohen Arazi
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3 D Ruth Bavousett
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10 Jared Camins-Esakov
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9 Colin Campbell
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2 David Cook
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14 Chris Cormack
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1 Christophe Croullebois
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2 Jonathan Druart
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1 Nicole Engard
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3 Katrin Fischer
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2 Kyle M Hall
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1 Jorgia Kelsey
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7 Owen Leonard
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3 Julian Maurice
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1 Melia Meggs
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1 Maxime Pelletier
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4 Paul Poulain
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1 MJ Ray
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2 Marcel de Rooy
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7 Fridolyn SOMERS
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1 Adrien Saurat
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3 Robin Sheat
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1 Mirko Tietgen
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5 Mark Tompsett
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1 Kathryn Tyree
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We also especially thank the following individuals who tested patches
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for Koha 3.8.5.
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1 Koha Team Lyon 3
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4 Tomas Cohen Arazi
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5 Jared Camins-Esakov
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1 Galen Charlton
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92 Chris Cormack
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10 Jonathan Druart
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5 Nicole C. Engard
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4 Katrin Fischer
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9 Kyle M Hall
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1 Doug Kingston
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6 Owen Leonard
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5 Julian Maurice
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2 Melia Meggs
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53 Paul Poulain
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1 Liz Rea
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1 Marc Veron
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1 jorgia
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1 wajasu
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We regret any omissions. If a contributor has been inadvertantly missed,
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please send a patch against these release notes to
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koha-patches@lists.koha-community.org.
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Revision control notes
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The Koha project uses Git for version control. The current development
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version of Koha can be retrieved by checking out the master branch of
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git://git.koha-community.org/koha.git
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The branch for this version of Koha and future bugfixes in this release
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line is 3.8.x.
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The last Koha release was 3.8.4, which was released on August 22, 2012.
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Bugs and feature requests
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Bug reports and feature requests can be filed at the Koha bug
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tracker at
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http://bugs.koha-community.org/
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Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini
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##### Autogenerated release notes updated last on 22 Sep 2012 00:17:39 Z #####
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